Unlike the fabled cities of Atlantis and Lemuria, the underwater ruins of the ancient Greek city of Helike were rediscovered in 2001. Buried underneath the remnants of a primordial lagoon, it is no longer a tantalizing mystery for writers, historians and enterprising explorers. A multitude of ancient cities and buildings have been found underneath the…
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10 Ways Fringe Science Improved The World
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There have always been people pursuing studies that were scoffed at by the mainstream scientific community, largely for good reason. However, that doesn’t mean that pseudoscience has no merit whatsoever. Even if the general idea of the discipline is bunk, the pursuit of these nonsensical ideas sometimes leads to something useful to the scientific community…
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10 Little-Known Stunning Natural Wonders
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Natural wonders are in almost every country and there are a few from around the world that we all know. In this list I have tried to compile a bunch of lesser-known wonders that are stunning to behold and almost certainly worth visiting when you plan your next vacation. I have chosen only one wonder…
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10 More Places Around The World You Wouldn’t Want To Live
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It is as yet impossible to determine the world’s oldest city, but the settlement of Jericho is often described as a strong candidate, with signs of occupation dating from 11,000 years ago. With the subsequent millennia to perfect such intricacies as sanitation, transport, and resource distribution, it seems as though mankind should be living in…